Act V opens with Theseus and Hippolyta discussing the strange idea that all the lovers share the same dream. So, they say it sounds strange. Theseus interprets this and from his interpretation, we will analyze his character. He says that this is just imagination. He claims that the lovers have been imagining things and he does not refer their claim to magic or a supernatural power. This is the effect of Sir Francis Bacon on characterization. Theseus is influenced by of Sir Francis Bacon’s inductive way of thinking. He thinks in a rational way; he adopts a scientific approach. He is looking for evidences. He avoids the idols of the cave (fantasies) and market (rumors). He thinks the lovers’ worlds might be imagination or rumors. He questions their claim in inductive way by suspecting what they say. He does not believe in that.
هاذا مثال من المسرحيه الثانيه
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